Durbin, West Virginia

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Population (year 2000): 262. Estimated population in July 2006: 249 (-5.0% change)

Males: 129	(49.2%)
Females: 133	(50.8%)

Pocahontas County

Median resident age:	39.0 years
West Virginia median age:	38.9 years

Zip codes: 26264.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $24,900 (it was $23,462 in 2000)

Durbin	$24,900
West Virginia:	$33,452

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $42,200 (it was $37,900 in 2000)

Durbin	$42,200
West Virginia:	$84,400

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Races in Durbin:

White Non-Hispanic (98.9%)
Black (0.8%)

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Ancestries: United States (28.6%), German (7.3%), English (2.7%), Scotch-Irish (1.5%), Dutch (1.1%), Polish (1.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 2732 feet

Land area: 0.59 square miles.

Population density: 418 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Durbin

High school or higher: 60.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.0%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.2%
Unemployed: 8.9%
Mean travel time to work: 54.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Durbin town

Never married: 21.0%
Now married: 59.4%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 11.9%
Divorced: 7.8%

0 residents are foreign born

This town:	0.0%
West Virginia:	1.1%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Durbin:	0.6% ($239)
West Virginia:	0.5% ($378)

Durbin satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Roanoke, VA (88.3 miles , pop. 94,911).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Pittsburgh, PA (131.4 miles , pop. 334,563).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (337.0 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Huttonsville, WV (15.4 miles ), Mill Creek, WV (16.2 miles ), Monterey, VA (19.4 miles) , Beverly, WV (21.2 miles ), Womelsdorf (Coalton), WV (25.9 miles ), Elkins, WV (25.9 miles ), Marlinton, WV (28.9 miles ), Junior, WV (30.9 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

2002: 0 buildings
2003: 0 buildings
2004: 0 buildings
2005: 4 buildings, average cost: $53,000
2006: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

Latitude: 38.55 N, Longitude: 79.83 W

Population change in the 1990s: -15 (-5.4%).

Most common industries for males:

Wood products (28%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (16%)
Construction (12%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)
Real estate and rental and leasing (7%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)
Truck transportation (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Accommodation and food services (35%)
Data processing and other information services (13%)
Educational services (11%)
Social assistance (11%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
Health care (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (16%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (13%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (12%)
Woodworkers (9%)
Postsecondary teachers (4%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (26%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (20%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (11%)
Secondary school teachers (9%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)

Durbin races chart

Average climate in Durbin, West Virginia

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Durbin, West Virginia average temperatures

Durbin, West Virginia average precipitation

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Durbin-area historical tornado activity is below West Virginia state average. It is 79% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/9/1980, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 19.0 miles away from the Durbin town center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 4/4/1974, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 57.8 miles away from the town center killed one person and injured 11 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Durbin:

DAVIS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; ELKINS, WV)
POCAHONTAS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 33 miles; BUCKEYE, WV)
BATH COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 38 miles; HOT SPRINGS, VA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Durbin:

HARRISON/MARION REGIONAL (about 58 miles; CLARKSBURG, WV; ID: CKB)
GREENBRIER VALLEY (about 62 miles; LEWISBURG, WV; ID: LWB)
SHENANDOAH VALLEY REGIONAL (about 69 miles; STAUNTON/WAYNESBORO/HARRIS, VA; ID: SHD)

Other public-use airports nearest to Durbin:

ELKINS-RANDOLPH CO-JENNINGS RANDOLPH FLD (about 24 miles; ELKINS, WV; ID: EKN)
SIMPSON (about 40 miles; PHILIPPI, WV; ID: 9W3)
INGALLS FIELD (about 42 miles; HOT SPRINGS, VA; ID: HSP)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Durbin:

WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY (about 60 miles; LEXINGTON, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,063)
JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY (about 67 miles; HARRISONBURG, VA; FT enrollment: 14,447)
FAIRMONT STATE COLLEGE (about 71 miles; FAIRMONT, WV; FT enrollment: 5,317)
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY (about 77 miles; MORGANTOWN, WV; FT enrollment: 19,666)
NATIONAL BUSINESS COLLEGE (about 89 miles; SALEM, VA; FT enrollment: 2,382)
VIRGINIA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 90 miles; ROANOKE, VA; FT enrollment: 3,535)
LIBERTY UNIVERSITY (about 92 miles; LYNCHBURG, VA; FT enrollment: 5,348)

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Rivers: East Fork Greenbrier River (A), West Fork Greenbrier River (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This town:	2.2 people
West Virginia:	2.4 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	61.5%
Whole state:	68.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	6.8%
Whole state:	4.7%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This town:	22.5%
Whole state:	17.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This town:	6.0%
Whole state:	7.6%

Durbin compared to West Virginia state average:

Median house value below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Number of college students significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Durbin mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Pocahontas County West Virginia:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Sewerage	0	$0		1	$500
Streets and Highways	0	$0		1	$487
Other Government Administration	0	$0		7	$650
Solid Waste Management	0	$0		1	$398
Totals for Government	0	$0		10	$2,035

Durbin government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $37,000
Current Operations - Sewerage: $38,000
Financial Administration: $25,000

Police Protection: $23,000
General - Interest on Debt: $0
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $1,000
Tax - Property: $11,000
Public Utilities: $2,000

NEC: $1,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $38,000

5.45% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,253 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.45%
West Virginia average:	5.78%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Greenbrier County, WV	0.47% ($17,067 average AGI)
from Randolph County, WV	0.38% ($23,583)

5.27% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,542 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.27%
West Virginia average:	5.65%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Randolph County, WV	0.66% ($31,238 average AGI)
to Greenbrier County, WV	0.63% ($29,600)

Strongest AM radio stations in Durbin:

WVMR (1370 AM; daytime; 5 kW; FROST, WV; Owner: POCAHONTAS COMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE CORP.)
WSVA (550 AM; 10 kW; HARRISONBURG, VA; Owner: M. BELMONT VERSTANDIG, INC.)
WWVA (1170 AM; 53 kW; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WBUC (1460 AM; 5 kW; BUCKHANNON, WV; Owner: CAT RADIO, INC.)
WKCW (1420 AM; 50 kW; WARRENTON, VA; Owner: WAY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
WFTK (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; WAKE FOREST, NC; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
WLLL (930 AM; 10 kW; LYNCHBURG, VA; Owner: HUBBARD'S ADVERTISING AGENCY, INC.)
WTEM (980 AM; 50 kW; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Durbin:

W278AL (103.5 FM; DURBIN, WV; Owner: POCAHONTAS COMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE CORP.)
WVLS (89.7 FM; MONTEREY, VA; Owner: POCAHONTAS COMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE CORP.)
WDBS (97.1 FM; SUTTON, WV; Owner: SUMMIT MEDIA BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
WBHZ (91.9 FM; ELKINS, WV; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
WTON-FM (94.3 FM; STAUNTON, VA; Owner: HIGH IMPACT COMMUNICATIONS INC)
WCHG (107.1 FM; HOT SPRINGS, VA; Owner: POCAHONTAS COMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE CORP.)
WXCF-FM (103.9 FM; CLIFTON FORGE, VA; Owner: IMPACT BROADCASTING, INC.)
WELK (94.7 FM; ELKINS, WV; Owner: ELKINS RADIO CORPORATION)
WDNE-FM (98.9 FM; ELKINS, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF ELKINS)

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